CAILLOU BLANC
Dry white wine from Château Talbot
- 2023
- Bordeaux dry white
Based on Sauvignon (with a hint of Semillon), Caillou Blanc has been presented for 50 years as the archetype of Médoc dry white wine: pale colour, between delicate freshness and aromatic distinction (lemon, bitter orange, honeysuckle), never too full or demonstrative. A model of elegance, always reasonably priced.
- To keep or to drink :
- Ready to drink
- Apogée :
- 2025-2033
From the same producer
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Based on Sauvignon (with a hint of Semillon), Caillou Blanc has been presented for 50 years as the archetype of Médoc dry white wine: pale colour, between delicate freshness and aromatic distinction (lemon, bitter orange, honeysuckle), never too full or demonstrative. A model of elegance, always reasonably priced.
The 2021 vintage in the press:
Vinous (N. Martin - November 2023): 89/100 “The 2021 Caillou Blanc Talbot is similar to the sample I tasted a dew months earlier. Displaying pear and orange pith on the nose, well-defined and focused, this is very appealing. The palate has slimmed down a little in the intervening period, with hints of lychee emerging on the finish. Fine.”
More- To keep or to drink:
- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2023-2032
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Always jet black, always deliciously rich and smooth, always St-Julien and, above all, always consistent, Talbot is a great Bordeaux brand known and renowned across five continents. Supervised by Mr Derenoncourt from 2009 and under the leadership of Mr Laporte (formerly of La Conseillante) since 2018, Talbot has gained in aromatic precision, intensity and depth.
More- To keep or to drink:
- Wait 5 to 10 years
- Apogée:
- 2030-2040
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Always jet black, always deliciously rich and smooth, always St-Julien and, above all, always consistent, Talbot is a great Bordeaux brand known and renowned across five continents. Supervised by Mr Derenoncourt from 2009 and under the leadership of Mr Laporte (formerly of La Conseillante) since 2018, Talbot has gained in aromatic precision, intensity and depth.
The 2022 vintage in the press:
La Revue du Vin de France (Guide 2026): 97/100 "The ultimate Talbot? Undoubtedly, as the wine confirms its exceptional qualities, beauty and balance on the palate, with a spicy finish. A wine that is entirely in keeping with the style that has made this reliable and accessible brand so successful."
Vinous (N. Martin - January 2025): 94/100 "The 2022 Talbot was bottled in May. Estate Director Jean-Michel Laporte commented that the sees it as a combination of 2018, 2019 and 2020, though better than those vintages. The 2022 has a tightly knit bouquet, crisp and clean a little "cooler" in style than i recall and I mean that in a positive way. It neatly shrugs off the warmth of that growing season. There's wonderful purity of fruit here, tinged with tobacco and light chimney soot scents. The palate is medium-bodied with crunchy black fruit-a quintessential Talbot, with a little more horsepower than recent vintages but fine precision and strucure on the finish. I appreciate the finesse of the tannins and the weight throughout this Saint-Julien."
J-M Quarin (February 2025): 90/100 "Dark, intense, slightly evolved colour. Very aromatic nose, with ripe, sunny fruit. Meticulous and fragrant on the palate, but light, which could be more structured."
Bettane + Desseauve (Guide 2026) : 92/100
More- To keep or to drink:
- Wait 5 to 10 years
- Apogée:
- 2030-2042
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Always jet black, always deliciously rich and smooth, always St-Julien and, above all, always consistent, Talbot is a great Bordeaux brand known and renowned across five continents. Supervised by Mr Derenoncourt from 2009 and under the leadership of Mr Laporte (formerly of La Conseillante) since 2018, Talbot has gained in aromatic precision, intensity and depth.
The 2016 vintage in the press:
Vinous (N. Martin - January 2016): 92/100 "The 2016 Talbot has an airy, well-defined bouquet of blackberry cedar and light minty aromas, perhaps more Pauillac than Saint-Julien. The medium-bodied palate delivers gritty tannins, a fine bead of acidity and a graphite-infused finish. This is very fine for Talbot, a Saint-Julien hewn in a typically classic style."
More- To keep or to drink:
- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2024-2038